Coleophora polycarpaeae

(Coleophora polycarpaeae)

Description

Coleophora polycarpaeae is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands. The larvae feed on Polycarpaea divaricata and Polycarpaea smithii. They create an off-white to greyish brown tubular leaf case of 4.5–5 mm long. Dorsally it is often covered with fragments of frass or detritus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Coleophoridae
Genus:Coleophora
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